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Saturday, November 23, 2013

EAA's B-17 Makes NFL Debut Sunday - EAA | Aluminum Overcast takes pregame flyover at Lambeau Field | November 21, 2013 - One of America's most historic military aircraft will fly over one of football's most venerable sites on Sunday, as EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast performs the pregame flyover at Lambeau Field before the Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings game at noon (CST).

Open Letter to Our Air Race Fans - Reno Air Racing Association | Dear Air Race Supporters, On the heels of a spectacular and historic 50th National Championship Air Races, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is looking forward to the next 50 years. This year's event marked a recovery from the many emotional, financial and operational challenges of the last three years. The crowds were back, the weather was good and the racing was thrilling and safe. However, as we work to build for the future, we are faced with a set of significant challenges posed in the wake of a third year of financial losses. As a not-for-profit organization, RARA is committed to preserving and growing air racing and we are dedicated to creating long-term financial sustainability. As such, we have carefully evaluated our current financial position and we have been forced to make some agonizing and difficult decisions. Effective immediately, we have implemented furloughs and wage and benefit reductions on all RARA staff. Additionally, we have made the heartbreaking decision to eliminate certain positions....

Reno Air Racing Association Announces Cuts - KTVN | The president of the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) announced Friday the implementation of furloughs, wage and benefit reductions; as well as the elimination of certain positions, effective immediately...

Jimmy Graham, an NFL Star Takes Off - Men's Journal | Graham has been defying expectations for so long now, he doesn't bat an eye when nonbelievers scoff at his latest ambition – to become a competitive airplane racer in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. "In my life," he says, "the sky is ...

The Family Legacy Continues, Col.Paul Tibbets IV Qualifies on B-52 · Warbirds News | The grandson of the pilot whose historic World War II mission helped end that conflict set a milestone of his own Thursday.Col. Paul Tibbets IV, Air Force Global Strike Command deputy director of operations, was certified to fly the B-52 Stratofortress bomber, making him one of a handful of fliers qualified to fly all three of the U.S. Air Force’s bomber platforms. He flew the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers during previous assignments...

Flying Tigers' 70th anniversary exhibition kicks off in Taipei - China Post | TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan military yesterday kicked off an exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Chinese-American Composite Wing (CACW) in commemoration of this joint organization that represents one of the strongest ...

Wright Brothers History Questioned by Gustave Whitehead Historian | TIME.com | ...Without Jane’s involvement, Brown’s research and website – gustave-whitehead.com – would’ve likely been relegated to the far reaches of the Internet. With Jane’s on board, however, Brown appeared to have tipped history’s scales in favor of Whitehead for the first time. But a number of aviation historians and academics are lining up against Brown, including those at the Smithsonian, the longtime home of the Wright Flyer. “When you get right down to it, to the Whitehead claim, there is – no – evidence,” says Crouch, the Smithsonian’s curator. “None.” Born in Dayton, Ohio, where the Wright Brothers grew up and tested many of their planes, Crouch has been with the Smithsonian for almost four decades. He wrote a book chronicling the Wrights’ achievements as well as a history of aviation from kites to manned space flight. In 2000, President Bill Clinton appointed Crouch to the Chairmanship of the First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board....

Santa to visit New England Air Museum · General Aviation News Staff | WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. — The New England Air Museum will hold its annual Santa Visit & Behind the Scenes Tour Friday, Nov. 29, the day after Thanksgiving. Santa, who will meet and pose for photos with children between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will have a gift for each child...

T-6 formation - Apron 6 | Two more photo’s from one the photoflights during the Hahnweide treffen. We were lucky to have these two T-6's next to the Dornier. The first one is a behind the scenes photo showing how it is done. The second one shows one of the T-6's flying above the forrest. As the sun was already […]

Airplane enthusiast builds life-size replicas out of scrap metal - The Globe and Mail | ...Their front lawn now features a 1918 DR1 Fokker (the same kind of plane the Red Baron flew), a 1916 Sopwith Camel (cartoon character Snoopy's plane), a 1944 Spitfire Mark 9 and its rival, a 1944 Messerschmitt ME 109 G, modelled after German flying ace Adolf Galland’s plane (although, in this case, it’s a mustached mannequin setting at the controls). Although the planes are static and don’t fly, the rudders and other controls are operational....

Former CAP cadet joins Air Force, becomes 'Master Air Pilot' - Headline News - Civil Air Patrol | KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As a child, he was inspired by meeting a commercial airline pilot as he walked down the aisle greeting passengers. At 15, he completed his first solo in an AT-6 Texan World War II trainer and went on to serve four years in Civil Air Patrol. Now after nearly 24 years of service, he is being recognized for his accomplishments as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Meet Lt. Col. Alexander Newuman, chief pilot of the 1st Special Opeations Squadron at Kadena Air Base, who was presented a Master Air Pilot Certificate from the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators’ based in London, England, during a recent banquet at the Guildhall in London.